Americans Believe War Unlikely in Balkans
NEW YORK, Tues.: For the time being at least American authorities doubt that hostilities will develop in the Balkans as a…
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The wars & local soldiers, 1949
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Govt. May Abandon Arrests Of Chinese War-time Refugees CANBERRA
THE Federal Government may abandon its policy of arresting Chinese war-time refugees, following talks which took place between the Chinese and Australian Government representatives here to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Warning of War in Asia
NEW YORK, Wed: A third world war was clearly threatening in Asia, declared Stewart Alsop, the syndicated columnist, today…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →One-legged War Veteran’s Story of Horror Montesano (Wash.)
A ONE LEGGED former Air Force man, who was wounded in New Guinea in 1943, yesterday charged his step-father with torturing him. Henry Chum, 29 his long…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Falkiner Case Raised at Soldier Settlers Conference
A motion at the Soldier Settlers conference on Monday urging repeal of the special legislation under which Mr. C. L. Falkiner, a member of…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →“All Soldier-miners to Get Bonus”
SYDNEY, Fri.: An army spokesman said today that all soldiers sent to coal areas during the strike had been credited…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →“Allies Preparing for Next War”
LONDON. Sunday.: Russian Inspired German newspapers hinted yesterday that western powers are preparing a “no…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Balkans “War Of Nerves” Centred On Greece BELGRADE
THE Balkans “war of nerves” between the Russian - dominated Cominform and Yugoslavia centred yesterday on Greece, where Communist-led rebel forces are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Warns That U.S. “Skirting Road To War”
NEW YORK, Mon.: Speaking from the pulpit of a. Presbyterian Church at Watertown, New York, Senator John Foster…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →“No Holy War on Reds by Baptists”
LONDON, Tues.: The annual conference of English and Welsh Baptists at Swansea today passed a [?]olution that Baptists…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Huge Soviet Forces ‘War Threat’
Lieut. - General Albert Wedemeyer told Congressmen in Washington recently that Russia had 175 Army…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Hollway Wants Return to Pre-war Tax System
MELBOURNE, Thurs.: The pre-war system of taxation should be adopted so that the States could raise their own…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Reports Of Soviet War Like Moves Discounted LONDON
UNOFFICIAL Belgrade reports that five Russian tank divisions, as well as infantry and air force squadrons, have concentrated on Yugoslavia’s northern frontiers, are not supported in Vienna. “Neither does it seem that Marshal Tito and his general staff are…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Do We Want a Memorial? Mr. Cairns Scathing At Annual Meeting Election of New War Memorial Committee Deferred for Month
NINE people were present at the annual public meeting of the Hay and District War Memorial Committee last Wednesday evening. The meeting was called mainly for the election of office-bearers and committee, who total 18. Mr. W…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Returned Soldiers to Race October 15
The Albury and District Returned Soldiers’ Race Club will hold Its 1949 meeting on Caulfield Cup day, Saturday, October 15…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Police Trained by Soviet As Soldiers
BERLIN, Thurs: A British Military Government survey says that the Soviet zone’s people’s police is being trained on purely…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Soviet’s War-like Preparations
LONDON, Sun.: The British licensed “Sozial Demokrat” says that every night since August 24 new Soviet…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Myrtleford Remembers Hero of First World War
A MEMORIAL headstone to World War I veteran, Sgt. Albert David Lowerson, V.C., was unveiled at Myrtleford cemetery yesterday afternoon in the presence of a large crowd…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →General’s Death Recalls Start of Pacific War
DALLAS (Texas), Sunday: Major-General Walter C. Short (retired), U.S. army commander at Pearl Harbor when the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Britain’s Chefs Start Food War
LONDON, Mon.: Britain's leading chefs, are starting a food war of their own, reports the “Daily Mail.”…
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